Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (53): 8043-8050.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.53.019

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Common peroneal nerve injury after primary total knee arthroplasty: risk factors and strategies of prevention and treatment

Chen You-rong1, Wan Fu-yin1, Guo Wan-shou2, Wang Wei-guo2, Cheng Li-ming2, Zhang Qi-dong2, Ding Ran2   

  1. 1China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing 100029, China; 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
  • Revised:2016-10-17 Online:2016-12-23 Published:2016-12-23
  • Contact: Guo Wan-shou, M.D., Chief physician, Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
  • About author:Chen You-rong, Studying for master’s degree, China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing 100029, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81273972

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Common peroneal nerve injury is one of the rare but serious complications after total knee arthroplasty. With the increased amount of operations, peroneal nerve injury would become more and more common, although the incidence rate is relatively low.

OBJECTIVE: To review the literatures published in recent years and related to common peroneal nerve injury after primary total knee arthroplasty, to explore the research progress, risk factors, prophylactic measures and treatment strategies.
METHODS: A computer-based online search was performed in the databases of Chinese National Knowledge Internet, CqVip and PubMed from January 1980 to August 2016 for the literatures related to peroneal nerve injury after primary total knee arthroplasty. The key words were “total knee arthroplasty, common peroneal nerve injury, common peroneal nerve paralysis, common peroneal nerve palsy” in Chinese and English. Repeated and old studies were excluded. Totally 52 literatures or professional books were in accordance with the inclusion criteria. There were 6 Chinese articles, 45 English articles and 1 professional book.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: With the increased amount of total knee arthroplasty, peroneal nerve injury would become more and more common. The consequence would be very serious if this complication happened, so the effective prevention was most important. The accepted risk factors link to common peroneal nerve injury after total knee arthroplasty included: surgeons injured dangerous zone of peroneal nerve, severe flexion or valgus deformity of knee, rough operation, inappropriate use of pneumatic tourniquet, preoperative neuropathy, internal problems, obesity, methods of anesthesia and postoperative analgesia, hematoma formation, and local compression. Meanwhile, early recognition of peroneal nerve injury after total knee arthroplasty, and taking operative or non-operative therapies would promote the recovery of injured nerve and prevent further muscular atrophy. There were many risk factors about peroneal nerve injury after total knee arthroplasty. However, so far, the exact etiology and pathogenesis remain unclearly, and further studies are needed to solve the clinical problem.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

Key words: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Peroneal Nerve, Tissue Engineering